I just got finished all my writing for the summer so I was going to upgrade to 2008 from 2004. Are you telling me to stick? <br><br>I don't do much really taxing except I wish I knew how to add delete markup and comments better than I do. I get some grants to edit and they are so full of markup I can see a word of what it is supposed to look like.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

Don't "upgrade." I don't know how it runs on a MacIntel, but on a G4 and a G5, with plenty of RAM, it runs like a dog with rickets. It takes forever to open, and then when it does open, it hogs resources like you wouldn't believe. On the G5, which has 3.5 GB of RAM, I've seen Word take up 1.5 gigs. By contrast, Word 2004 never goes much above 60 or so MB or RAM. The only thing 2008 has that 2004 doesn't is that stupid .docx format, and you can download the translator here . . . the download link is on the lower right side of the window, the XML converter. It's a beta but works ok. If MS doesn't issue a permanent converter, then you can always use Zamzar to convert. Or, as I've discovered, TextEdit will open a .docx file.<br><br>[color:red]&#63743;</font color=red> [color:orange]&#63743;</font color=orange> [color:yellow]&#63743;</font color=yellow> [color:green]&#63743;</font color=green> [color:blue]&#63743;</font color=blue> [color:purple]&#63743;</font color=purple> <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by yoyo52 on 06/22/08 05:27 PM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

Yes I 2nd YoYo's warning... I got MS Orifice 2008 via a CDC use at home for $19.95. What a waste of my $ !<br><br>Everything is moved around... and they have removed some features... like on the 2004 version I used, when you print an envelope you can put the mail bar code on it... sped up delivery ... NOT any more ! It's a whole new learning curve... for WHAT ? eye- candy ??... it's a poke in the eye ! <br><br>Fsck that schitt ... I don't have the time nor inclination. Stick with 2004... you'll be much more productive !!<br><br>David (OFI)

i have it on my 1st generation macbook and also i my newer Mac Pro. i actually like it quite a bit. <br><br>it started up in 4 seconds on my blackbook and it's even faster on my Pro. i just opened a 10 page chapter 1 of a thesis from a students and did a find and replace with it finding "e" and replacing it with "dfhihguqiufddagiejhqwuhfqw;hfas" and it did it in about 1/4 of a second with the new file being 40 pages. i don't notice any speed hits. but it sounds like Intel is necessary to really benefit with this release.<br><br>ah, just did a google search and found this:<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>We won't keep you in suspense. In general, Office 2008 is faster than Office 2004 when run on Intel Macs. And, on the PowerPC (represented by our PowerBook G4), it certainly runs "well enough" albeit marginally slower.<br><br>In the over 2500 real world tests comparing Office 2004 with 2008, the vast majority were faster ... with many features being 2-3x faster in the new version. On average, Office 2008 running on Intel was 28% faster than 2004 for those items we tested.<br><br>For PowerPC users, the issue of whether to upgrade should come down to whether you want the new features, or new file format supported integrated into the application.<br><br>Clearly, however, for Intel users, there's not only the benefits of new features and a more straightforward user interface, but many major speed improvements as well.<p><hr></blockquote><p>http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24.03/Office2008Benchmark/<br>and this snippet:<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>For Intel Mac users, on average:<br><br> * Word 2008 ran 37% faster than Word 2004<br> * Excel 2008 ran 22% faster than Excel 2004<br> * PowerPoint 2008 ran 40% faster than PowerPoint 2004<br> * Entourage 2008 ran 28% faster than Entourage 2004<br> * Graphics (common to all the applications) in Office 2008 ran 60% faster than Office 2004<br><br>To make this even more clear, when something says "30"% faster," that means that if it took 10 seconds on 2004, it took 7 seconds on 2008. This tends to understate "faster" when compared to perception.<p><hr></blockquote><p>Word is way, way faster on Intel machines.<br><br>--<br>[color:red] Kansas Jayhawks -- 2008 National Champions </font color=red>

Let me start by saying that I use Apple iWork for virtually all my "office" needs at home. However, at my day job, I'm more or less forced to use MSOffice 2008.<br><br>That being said, on an Intel MacPro, MSOffice 2008 runs like a champ compared to the previous version. It does take a bit longer than most apps to launch, but once launched, it runs MUCH smoother than previously. Rarely do I experience a crash and it's definitely more "Mac-like" than any previous MS product - especially PowerPoint.<br><br>

yeah, i think i wrote it started in 4 seconds . . . i believe Word was already running and it was actually 4 seconds to open a new file. hmmm. i guess i start it up each day and leave it on. have a habit of quitting everything when i am done for the day. i am not sure Macs now benefit from that or not with regard to memory usage. ah well, it's a habit.<br><br>--<br>[color:red] Kansas Jayhawks -- 2008 National Champions </font color=red>

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